Dashboard; About The Touch Screen - Nokia N900 User Manual

18 Introduction

Dashboard

The applications that are currently running can be seen on
the dashboard. The dashboard also displays the notifications
that you have received but have not opened yet, for example,
text and mail messages, as well as missed calls.
Open the dashboard
When you open an application, the
dashboard icon . Select
application remains open, and you can return to the
application by selecting it.
icon changes to the
to open the dashboard. The
Switch between applications
When several applications are open, select
application you want to switch to.
Respond to a notification
1 When you receive, for example, a new mail, instant
message, or text message, a notification is briefly
displayed. You can view the message by selecting the
notification. If you do not select the notification while it
is displayed, the notification remains on the dashboard.
To indicate this, the
2 To view the notification on the dashboard, select the
notification.

About the touch screen

Touch screen actions
Tap
To select or open an application or other element on the
touch screen, tap it once with your finger.
Select
In this user documentation, opening applications or items by
tapping them once is called "selecting". If you need to select
several items in a sequence, the display texts to select are
separated by arrows.
Drag
Dragging can be used, for example, to scroll up or down a list.
To drag, place your finger on the screen, and slide it across
the screen.
and the
icon blinks and then stays lit.